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Abstract:

A bezel assembly includes a panel, a shielding member, and a securing
member. The panel includes a main body. The main body includes a
receiving portion and defines a through hole. The shielding member
includes a mounting portion. The securing member includes a resilient arm
abutting the receiving portion. The mounting portion extends through the
through hole and is engaged with the securing member, to secure the
shielding member to the panel; when the shielding member is disengaged
from the panel, the securing member is moved in a first direction
substantially parallel to the main body, the resilient arm is deformed by
the receiving portion, the mounting portion is moved in a second
direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction so as to be
disengaged from the securing member.

Claims:

1. A bezel assembly comprising: a panel comprising a main body; the main
body comprising a receiving portion and defining a through hole; a
shielding member attached to the panel and comprising a mounting portion;
and a securing member comprising a resilient arm; the resilient arm
abutting the receiving portion; wherein the mounting portion extends
through the through hole and is engaged with the securing member so that
the shielding member is secured to the panel; to disengage the shielding
member from the panel, firstly the securing member is moved in a first
direction substantially parallel to the main body so that the resilient
arm is deformed by the receiving portion, secondly the mounting portion
is moved in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first
direction so that the mounting portion is disengaged from securing
member.

2. The bezel assembly of claim 1, wherein the resilient arm is crooked,
and the resilient arm is configured to be deformed when stretched.

3. The bezel assembly of claim 1, wherein a fixing block extends from a
free end of the resilient arm, and the fixing block is slidably received
in the receiving portion.

4. The bezel assembly of claim 3, wherein the receiving portion comprises
a receiving slot and a cutout communicating with the receiving slot, the
resilient arm is clipped in the cutout, and the fixing block in received
in the receiving slot.

5. The bezel assembly of claim 1, wherein the securing member comprises a
securing panel and a connecting panel substantially perpendicular to the
securing panel, and the connecting panel is connected to the resilient
arm and engaged with the mounting portion.

6. The bezel assembly of claim 5, wherein the securing member further
comprises an operating portion, the panel further comprises a flange, the
flange defines a retaining hole, the securing panel comprising a fixing
hole and a clipping portion surrounding the fixing hole, and the
operating portion extends through the retaining hole and the fixing hole
to engage with the clipping portion.

7. The bezel assembly of claim 6, wherein the operating portion comprises
an operating panel and two clipping pieces, each of the two clipping
pieces extending from the operating panel, the operating panel is adhered
to an outer surface of the flange, the securing panel comprises a
separating portion located in the fixing hole, the fixing hole is divided
to two parts by the separating portion, and each of the two clipping
pieces is received in each of the two parts and engaged with the clipping
portion.

8. The bezel assembly of claim 5, wherein a cross-section of the
connecting panel is a triangle.

9. The bezel assembly of claim 5, wherein a strengthening rib is
connected to the securing panel and the connecting panel, and a
cross-section of the strengthening rib is a triangle.

10. The bezel assembly of claim 1, wherein the shielding member comprises
a positioning post, and the panel defines a positioning hole configured
to receive the positioning post.

11. A bezel assembly comprising: a panel comprising a main body and a
flange connected to the main body; the main body comprising a receiving
portion and defining a through hole; a shielding member attached to the
panel and comprising a mounting portion; and a securing member comprising
a resilient arm and a fixing blocking extending from a free end of the
resilient arm; the resilient arm abutting the receiving portion; wherein
the mounting portion extends through the through hole and is engaged with
the securing member so that the securing member is positioned in a first
position or a second position relative to the flange; in the first
position, the fixing block is located in a first end of the receiving
portion; in the second position, the resilient arm is deformed, the
fixing block is located in a second end of the receiving portion.

12. The bezel assembly of claim 11, wherein the resilient arm is crooked,
and the resilient arm is configured to be deformed when stretched.

13. The bezel assembly of claim 11, wherein the receiving portion
comprises a receiving slot and a cutout communicating with the receiving
slot, the resilient arm is clipped in the cutout, and the fixing block in
received in the receiving slot.

14. The bezel assembly of claim 11, wherein the securing member comprises
a securing panel and a connecting panel substantially perpendicular to
the securing panel, and the connecting panel is connected to the
resilient arm and engaged with the mounting portion.

15. The bezel assembly of claim 14, wherein a cross-section of the
connecting panel is a triangle.

16. The bezel assembly of claim 14, wherein the securing member further
comprises an operating portion, the flange defines a retaining hole, the
securing panel comprising a fixing hole and a clipping portion
surrounding the fixing hole, and the operating portion extends through
the retaining hole and the fixing hole to engage with the clipping
portion.

17. The bezel assembly of claim 16, wherein the operating portion
comprises an operating panel and two clipping pieces, each of the two
clipping pieces extending from the operating panel, the operating panel
is adhered to an outer surface of the flange, the securing panel
comprises a separating portion located in the fixing hole, the fixing
hole is divided to two parts by the separating panel, and each of the two
clipping pieces is received in each of the two parts and engaged with the
clipping portion.

18. The bezel assembly of claim 14, wherein a strengthening rib is
connected to the securing panel and the connecting panel, and a
cross-section of the strengthening rib is a triangle.

19. The bezel assembly of claim 11, wherein the shielding member
comprises a positioning post, and the panel defines a positioning hole
configured to receive the positioning post.

Description:

BACKGROUND

[0001] 1. Technical Field

[0002] The present disclosure relates to electronic device enclosures,
more particularly to a bezel assembly.

[0003] 2. Description of Related Art

[0004] A panel of a computer case may include an opening for an optical
disk drive to move in or out of the computer case. A decorating plate and
a shielding plate may be used to shield the opening. The decorating plate
may be secured to an interior of the shielding plate using clipping
members. When the shielding plate needs to be maintained or disassembled,
the clipping members are disengaged from the decorating plate after the
decorating plate is disengaged from the computer case. The above
described disassembling processes may be laborious and time consuming.
Therefore, an improved bezel assembly may be desired within the art.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0005] Many aspects of the embodiments can be better understood with
reference to the following drawings. The components in the drawings are
not necessarily drawn to scale, the emphasis instead being placed upon
clearly illustrating the principles of the embodiments. Moreover, in the
drawings, like reference numerals designate corresponding parts
throughout the several views.

[0006] FIG. 1 is an exploded, cutaway view of a bezel assembly in
accordance with an embodiment.

[0007] FIG. 2 is similar to FIG. 1, but showing in a different aspect.

[0008] FIG. 3 is an assembled view of the items in FIG. 2.

[0009] FIG. 4 is an assembled view of the items in FIG. 1, and a securing
member of the bezel assembly is located in a first position.

[0010] FIG. 5 is a similar to FIG. 4, but the securing member is located
in a second position.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0011] The disclosure is illustrated by way of example and not by way of
limitation in the figures of the accompanying drawings in which like
references indicate similar elements. It should be noted that references
to "an" or "one" embodiment in this disclosure are not necessarily to the
same embodiment, and such references mean at least one.

[0012] FIGS. 1 and 2 show a bezel assembly in accordance with an
embodiment including a panel 10, a shielding member 30, and a securing
member 50 attached to the panel 10. In one embodiment, the panel 10 is a
decorating panel of a computer case.

[0013] The panel 10 includes a main body 11 and a flange 13 extending from
an edge of the main body 11. In one embodiment, the flange 13 is
substantially perpendicular to the main body 11. The main body 11 defines
an opening 112 for receiving an optical disk drive, and a receiving
portion 114 is located on the main body 11 and adjacent to the opening
112. In one embodiment, a gap is defined between the receiving portion
114 and the flange 13. The receiving portion 114 defines a cutout 1141
and a receiving slot 1142 communicating with the cutout 1141. Two through
holes 115, located on opposite sides of the receiving portion 114, are
defined in the main body 11. A positioning hole 116, adjacent to the
receiving portion 114, is defined in the main body 11. The flange 13
defines a retaining hole 131.

[0014] The shielding member 30 includes two mounting portions 31 and a
positioning post 33 located between the two mounting portions 31. In one
embodiment, each of the two mounting portions 31 is a hook, and
substantially perpendicular to the shielding member 30.

[0015] Referring to FIG. 3, the securing member 50 includes a securing
panel 51 and an operating portion 53 attached to the securing panel 51. A
first connecting panel 54 extends from a first end of the securing panel
51, and a second connecting panel 55 extends from a second end of the
securing panel 51. In one embodiment, a cross-section of the first
connecting panel 54 is triangular, and a cross-section of the second
connecting panel 55 is also triangular. A resilient arm 56 extends from
the first connecting panel 54 in a direction substantially parallel to
the securing panel 51. The resilient arm 56 is towards the second
connecting panel 55, and a fixing block 561 extends from a free end of
the resilient arm 56. In one embodiment, the resilient arm 56 is crooked,
and may be a compression spring. A first strengthening rib 57 is located
between the first connecting panel 54 and the securing panel 51, and a
second strengthening rib 58 is located between the second connecting
panel 55 and the securing panel 51. A fixing hole 512 is defined in the
securing panel 51, and a separating portion 513 is located in the fixing
hole 512. The fixing hole 512 is divided into two parts by the separating
portion 513. In one embodiment, a clipping portion 514 is located on an
inner surface of the securing panel 51 and surrounds the fixing hole 512.

[0016] The operating portion 53 includes an operating panel 531 and two
clipping pieces 533 extending from the operating panel 531. The two
clipping pieces 533 can be slidably received in the fixing hole 512, and
a block 5331 extends from an end of each of the two clipping pieces 533.

[0017] Referring to FIGS. 3-5, in assembly, the securing member 50 is
located on the inner surface of the flange 13, and the securing panel 51
is located between the receiving portion 114 and the flange 13. The
fixing block 561 is received in the receiving portion 114, and the
resilient arm 56 is clipped into the cutout 1141. The resilient arm 56 is
thus secured to the receiving portion 114. The fixing hole 512 is aligned
with the retaining hole 131. The operating portion 53 is placed on an
outer surface of the flange 13. The two clipping pieces 533 extend
through the retaining hole 131 and are received in the fixing hole 512.
The block 5331 of each of the two clipping pieces 533 is clipped to the
clipping portion 514. Therefore, the operating portion 53 can be secured
to the flange 13, with the separating portion 513 located between the two
clipping pieces 533.

[0018] The securing member 50 can be positioned in a first position and a
second position relative to the flange 13. In the first position, the
fixing block 561 is located in a first end of the receiving portion 114
and adjacent to the cutout 1141, and each of the two clipping pieces 533
is located in a top end of each of the two parts of the fixing hole 512.
In the second position, the resilient arm 56 is deformed or compressed,
the fixing block 561 is located on a second end of the receiving portion
114 and away from the cutout 1141, and each of the two clipping pieces
533 is located on a bottom end of each of the two parts of the fixing
hole 512.

[0019] The shielding member 30 abuts the main body 11. The two mounting
portions 31 extend through the two through holes 115 and abut the first
and the second connecting panels 54, 55, respectively. The positioning
post 33 is engaged in the positioning hole 116. The shielding member 30
is pressed in a direction substantially perpendicular to the main body
11. The two mounting portions 31 urge the first and the second connecting
panels 54, 55, respectively, to move the securing member 50 in a first
direction substantially parallel to the flange 13. The first and the
second connecting panels 54, 55 are moved in the first direction, to
deform the resilient arm 56, until the securing member 50 is located on
the second position. When the two mounting portions 31 extend through the
first and the second connecting panels 54, 55, the resilient arm 56 is
released. The securing member 50 is moved in a second direction opposite
to the first direction, until the securing member 50 is located in the
first position. Thereby, the first and the second connecting panels 54,
55 are engaged with the two mounting portions 31, respectively, to secure
the shielding member 30 to the panel 10.

[0020] In disassembly, the operating panel 531 is operated in the first
direction, to move the securing member 50 into the second position. The
first and the second connecting panels 54, 55 are disengaged from the two
mounting portions 31. The shielding member 30 is moved away form the
panel 10 in a direction substantially perpendicular to the shielding
member 30. The positioning post 33 is disengaged from the positioning
hole 17, and the shielding member 30 can then be detached from the panel
10.

[0021] It is to be understood, however, that even though numerous
characteristics and advantages have been set forth in the foregoing
description of embodiments, together with details of the structures and
functions of the embodiments, the disclosure is illustrative only and
changes may be made in detail, especially in the matters of shape, size,
and arrangement of parts within the principles of the disclosure to the
full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which
the appended claims are expressed.